Budget Deal Could Offer School Districts Relief from Sequestration
A federal spending plan unveiled Tuesday night would leave the door open for lawmakers to boost spending on disadvantaged children and students in special education.
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December 10, 2013
December 05, 2013
Bipartisan Negotiations Break Down on Education Research Bill
If you were looking for a poster-child for how congressional dysfunction is affecting lawmakers' ability to get even the smallest things done, this may be it.
November 19, 2013
Should Career-and-Tech Dollars Be Competitive? No Way, Says Congress
Lawmakers questioned the wisdom of the Obama administration's proposal to create a new high school redesign program using U.S. Department of Labor funds.
November 14, 2013
Hill Lawmakers Wrangle Over Health-Care Law's Costs to Schools, Colleges
A hearing at the House Education and the Workforce Committee exposed familiar rifts among federal lawmakers over the measure's costs and overall goals.
November 12, 2013
House and Senate Preschool Bills: A Guide to the Latest Proposal
Despite bipartisan backing, a pre-K measure that would cost more than $30 billion in federal funds over its first five years faces big hurdles in a Congress consumed with budget cutting.
November 12, 2013
Education, Public Safety, Health Advocates Fight Sequester Cuts
Education advocates continue to see the next few weeks as a crucial crunch-time when it comes to putting an end to the 5 percent sequestration cuts.
November 07, 2013
House Democrats to Field Bipartisan Preschool Bill
Congress can't seem to do anything bipartisan these days, but a forthcoming preschool bill by Rep. George Miller, D-Calif., and Rep. Richard Hanna, R-N.Y., will be a key exception.
November 07, 2013
How Are Lawmakers, Education Advocates Fighting Sequestration?
A rally on Capitol Hill aimed to fire up advocates who have just weeks to make their case against across-the-board budget cuts before a congressional panel makes its own recommendations.
November 06, 2013
House GOP to Probe How Health Care Law Has Hit Schools and Colleges
The panel may examine how the new law has impacted district hiring of part-time employees and substitute teachers.
October 23, 2013
What's the Fate of Competitive K-12 Grant Programs Beyond Obama?
Rep. Jared Polis, D-Colo., has released his own bill that would extend the life of Investing in Innovation, which received more than $140 million last year.
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